Sotos LLP has more lawyers on the list than any other law firm in Canada.

Returning to the list for 2013 is John Sotos, who has been a fixture on the Legal Eagle list since it first began including Canadian lawyers. We are also very proud to announce the addition of six of our other lawyers, namely:

• Allan Dick – Litigation
• Jean-Marc Leclerc – Litigation
• David Sterns – Litigation
• Arthur Trebilcock – Transactional
• Peter Viitre – Transactional
• John Yiokaris – Transactional

Garnering special recognition are John Yiokaris and Allan Dick, who received some of the most nominations and had special commendations from their peers and clients.

Regarding John Yiokaris, the article quotes:

In addition to devoting a significant amount of time mentoring junior franchise associates, John Yiokaris regularly speaks at industry events and legal symposiums, consults on law-making court cases, and regularly drafts seamless contracts and documents.

Speaking of Allan Dick, the article quotes two of his nominators:

Allan Dick is among the most senior and accomplished franchise litigators in Canada.” • “He thinks out of the box and goes for the win-win for franchisor and franchisee.

The Franchise Times Legal Eagles 2013 confirms what Sotos LLP’s clients have known for a long time: that we have the largest and most experienced franchise law group in Canada.

In a modern world where e-mails can be sent to hundreds of people around the world in the blink of an eye, Ontario’s antiquated service and filing requirements are expensive and time-consuming. Unlike [Justice Brown's recent] lost document case, these are expenses that occur in every matter due to the province’s failure to adopt some kind of electronic filing project.

The article can be found in the March 26, 2012 issue of the Law Times.

The cases dealt with class action lawsuits for alleged price-fixing conspiracies. The British Columbia Court of Appeal held that purchasers who did not purchase the artificially inflated goods directly from the conspirators did not have any claim, since the direct purchasers were entitled to recover 100% of the overcharge. The Court held that this was true even if the indirect purchasers could prove that the direct purchasers “passed on” the overcharge to them.

Jean-Marc notes in the article:

If you get a decision from the Supreme Court … which says that indirect purchasers cannot bring class actions claims, that’s going to have a huge impact on antitrust class actions in Canada going forward.

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As part of his commercial litigation practice, Jean-Marc has defended class actions involving franchise, contract and competition claims. He is also experienced in appellate advocacy, built on his clerkships at both the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Jean-Marc will continue his class actions, commercial litigation and appellate advocacy practice at Sotos.

 » View Jean-Marc Leclerc’s bio